Generals and Cattle Raids

Generals and Cattle Raids (HM3A1)

Location: Wayne, PA 19087 Chester County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 5.212', W 75° 26.652'

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The First and Second Pennsylvania Brigades, temporarily commanded by Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, encamped in this area. About 800 men served in each of the sixteen brigades at Valley Forge. An estimated 34,577 pounds of meat and 168 barrels of flour per day were needed to feed the army.

Soldiers relied on their home states and on the Continental Congress to supply food, clothing, and equipment. Shortages varied widely between the regiments. Any number of misfortunes - spoilage, bad roads, or capture by British foragers - could prevent supplies from reaching camp.

When food ran so low that mutiny seemed imminent, General Wayne led an emergency foraging expedition into New Jersey. Their mission: to round up all the cattle they could find, and to destroy what they could not bring with them. The owners concealed their herds in pine woods, and there were skirmishes with British foraging parties, but General Wayne was so successful that he became known as "The Drover."
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HM NumberHM3A1
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Placed ByValley Forge National Historical Park, National Park Service, Department of the Interior
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Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 1:04am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 462131 N 4437493
Decimal Degrees40.08686667, -75.44420000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 5.212', W 75° 26.652'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 5' 12.72" N, 75° 26' 39.12" W
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Area Code(s)215, 610, 484
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9000 S Outer Line Dr, Wayne PA 19087, US
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